{"product_id":"9781939051264","title":"Against Infinity","description":"A gripping, masterfully written adventure set against the violent beauty of a planet in the throes of cataclysmic transformation, Against Infinity is Gregory Benford's timeless portrait of a young man's coming of age. -- On the icelands of Ganymede, a man and a boy hunt for the Aleph-an alien artifact that ruled Ganymede for countless millenia, Infinitely dangerous, the Aleph haunts men's dreams and destroys all efforts to terraform Ganymede into a habitable planet. Now an ancient struggle is joined, as a boy seeks manhood, a man seeks enlightenment, and a society seeks to survive.\u003cp\u003eReviews of Against Infinity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Likely to be considered one of the best SF novels of the year...a powerfully evocative book.\"-Algis Budrys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Benford is a rarity: a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings, but about human desires and fears.\"-The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Typical Benford virtues...a gritty, three-dimensional future, a believable hero, a real flair for the alien.\"-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A confident grasp of the workings and consequences of bio technics, a gift for action scenes and an ability to conceive of a creature as awesome and wondrous as his Aleph. A worthy successor to Timescape.\"-Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucky Bat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061828075760,"sku":"9781939051264","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939051264_p0.jpg?v=1763664282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939051264","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}